The Dickinson press., 1887-07-30
A STUDY IN CHURCH.
HOW TWO SELECT BELLIES BE-
HAVED DURING A SERVICE.

A Typical Pair of Delightful and Hand
some Girls-Not Quite So Devotional
as They Appeared to be-After tho
"Amsn."
n reporter went with n country friend to
Grace church to observe the demeanor of the
fashionable girls who rendezvous there of a
Sabbath morning. They sat for a short time
in Il pew at the side that commanded q view
of the entrance. Others were there waiting
for the usllers to find them better seats. When
the voluntary was about coming to an end
the pew holders began to arrive. The girls
rustled by in magnificent apparel, and every
one of them paused for an instant at the head
OF the aisle, looking about the church before
she walked down to her pew. Each one also
carried az elegant prayer book in her hand.
The most popular edition had gilt edged
leaves, blue back and a blue border OH vcllum
covers. The rector and his assistants md the
choir marched in, and the stream of incom-
ing pew holders increased. The fashionable
character of the audience became more
marked. y typical pair of delightful and
handsome girls came in while the minister
was engaged in reading the service. They
entered ut opposite sides of the vcstibule,
recognized each other, and ran together with
n resounding kiss that echoed its way down
the broad aisle and lost itself i'll the sounding
board over the pulpit. They held their prayer
books dainti!y before them and chattcd and
smiled, and as they smiled each took rapid
but keen survey of the others dress. Each
was blessed with an elegant figure and n rich
papa, and there was little room for disadvan-
tageous comparison, one with the other.
"When are you going nway.' asked one.
Next week. When do you go:'
"Oh, we're going the day after tomorrow.
We shall go to Geneva in July, you know"
How delightful. We are going to Paris
about the same time. We must persuade our
papas to take the same steamer The ngoing
to the baizc doors that opened upon the aisle,
the last speaker pecped through and wills
pcred: ~ think there are strangers in our
pew
"Nevcr mind, said the other, "you must sit
with me-
GRACEFULLY DONE.
So they came to the head of the side aisle,
stood for n III as the others had done,
and then walked about half way down the
church to their pew. When they entered the
pew they gave Il swing to their skirts to as
sure themselves that the tournure should
romc down right. 1t was gracefully done.
Then they inclined their heads, one putting u
vellum covered prayer book to her eyes, the
other her gloved fingers. a friend in the
pew i'll front turned and kindly showed them
in the service to which the minister had
come. They smiled their thanks in the
sweetest manner and glanced critically but
not mfavorably at their friends bonnet.
When in the course of the service it became
necessary to nray for mercy for"us miserable
sinners" they moved their lips decorously
and presumably uttered the self c~ondcmnatory
words. y beautiful girl in Il fairly stunning
dress swept down the aisle to Il pew some dis
tance in front Of them. They turned their
heads slightly and looked with all their eyes
at the passing show, and they did not cease
to look until several seconds had elapsed after
the new conner had taken her seat.
During the sermon the girls kept their eyes
with considerable steadfastncss in the general
direction of the pulpit, and at times they GER
tainly heard what the preacher said; but
often there was n dreamy expression on their
faces as they glanced at u groired arch over
the preachers head, anil one might have
thought that they saw visions of Geneva and
Paris and the glory of fine raimcnt displayed
at Worth's. Becoming humility was shown
when they bowed their heads to receive the
benediction. When the Amen" was spoken
they stepped quickly, though not with I'M
proper haste, into the aisle, and went to the
beautiful girl whose entrance had distracted
their attention. Their words of greeting
were ~etfusivc, and they fell to talking ut
once about the trips abroad in prospect. As
they passed up the aisle just behind him the
reporter failed to catch a si",ir won : lil.,
had the rcmotcst co:"nction with the topic of
the sermo" ii the general service, and when
1 H., .,-.l- A..
kissed each other and went their respective
ways. Every movement had been quiet and
unpronounce,l, the effects being accomplished
with the skillful and reserved grace that dis
~tinsuislcs the fashionable city bred girl from
all others in the world. And that is how
New York swell girls act i'll church.-New
York Sun.